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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mietek Wegorz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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215 cm
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mietek Wegorz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wegorz as he avoids it easily.
Wegorz swinging wildly here.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Wegorz moves out of range easily.
Wegorz lands a jab.
Marciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Jax Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wegorz dives in and scores a takedown into Marciano's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano has his hands on Wegorz's head, controlling the position.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Wegorz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegorz throws a big elbow that misses.
Marciano working a defensive guard here.
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marciano is looking for a triangle but Wegorz pushes his legs off easily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Wegorz from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wegorz sprawls well. Wegorz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marciano wants to clinch.
Wegorz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Wegorz is out of range.
Wegorz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wegorz swivels and escapes.
Wegorz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Wegorz counters with a straight right hand.
Wegorz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wegorz lands an overhand right.
Wegorz gets tackled into the cage by Marciano. Marciano maintains the clinch.
Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wegorz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marciano back to the cage. Wegorz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Wegorz. No joy for Marciano on that attempt.
Marciano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wegorz tries to avoid it but Marciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wegorz to the ground. Wegorz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wegorz unleashes a big counter combination but Marciano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Wegorz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marciano darts in looking for a takedown but Wegorz gets double underhooks and turns Marciano into the cage.
Marciano tries to clinch but Wegorz is having none of it.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Wegorz throws a counter combo.
Wegorz throws a combination. Marciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been informed that Wegorz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wegorz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Wegorz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marciano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegorz blocks a head kick by Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt - Wegorz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Wegorz.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Wegorz keeps it at a distance.
Marciano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wegorz counters with a series of strikes. Marciano will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mietek Wegorz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Wegorz counters with a series of strikes. Marciano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wegorz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Wegorz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marciano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wegorz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wegorz swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Wegorz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marciano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wegorz gets tackled into the cage by Marciano. Marciano maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegorz letting Marciano take a breather here.
Wegorz is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano tries to score a body lock takedown but Wegorz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wegorz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Wegorz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wegorz wants a takedown but no success here.
Wegorz blocks an uppercut.
Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wegorz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wegorz counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano dives in and grabs Wegorz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wegorz pushes down on Marciano's head and hops out.
Wegorz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wegorz fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wegorz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wegorz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marciano.
Marciano takes a swing at Wegorz's ribcage but misses.
Wegorz is looking for the big counter here.
Wegorz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wegorz looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Wegorz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marciano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marciano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wegorz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wegorz's back!
Wegorz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Marciano.
Wegorz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegorz wants to control his opponent's hands but Marciano gets his hands free.
Marciano throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Marciano missing with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wegorz is trying to stand back up.
Wegorz staying busy and making it hard for Marciano to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mietek Wegorz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wegorz with a poor takedown
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Wegorz was not able to check.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Wegorz avoids them all with ease.
Marciano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marciano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wegorz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wegorz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Wegorz moves out of range easily.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Wegorz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wegorz lands a lovely overhand right.
Wegorz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown but Wegorz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marciano or perhaps it was just good defense by Wegorz, which made it look bad.
Wegorz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Wegorz backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wegorz shoots in and gets a takedown into Marciano's guard.
Marciano wants to stand and escape but Wegorz is having none of it.
Marciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wegorz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marciano has managed to clinch.
Marciano misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Wegorz tries to pull guard but Marciano holds him up against the cage and eventually Wegorz drops back down to his feet.
Marciano gets underhooks to prevent Wegorz's takedown attempt.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marciano prevents Wegorz from breaking the clinch.
Marciano controlling the action here for a moment.
Wegorz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wegorz walks away with a smile on his face. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wegorz's waist but Wegorz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marciano off to one side.
Wegorz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wegorz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wegorz.
Wegorz misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Wegorz keeps it at a distance.
Wegorz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marciano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wegorz manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wegorz sprawls well. Wegorz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet.
Wegorz unleashes a big counter combination but Marciano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wegorz throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wegorz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wegorz slaps away a takedown attempt from Marciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marciano shoots in but Wegorz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mietek Wegorz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wegorz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mietek Wegorz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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